Dr. Eph Ehly – Conductor, High School Honors Choir 2010, 2011, and 2013
Declared as "one of the most sought-after choral conductors/clinicians" in the American Choral Directors Journal, Dr. Eph Ehly has conducted over 80 All-State Choirs and more than 600 Festival Ensembles. As a conductor, author, lecturer, and clinician he has appeared in 48 states, Canada, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, and various countries throughout Europe. Dr. Ehly retired from the Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri-Kansas City after 27 years of service. He has additionally served at the University of Oklahoma and University of New Mexico, having supervised nearly 200 graduate students. Dr. Ehly is the recipient of numerous teaching and performance excellence awards and grants, including the Missouri Choral Directors Association Luther Spade Choral Director of the Year Award and the AMOCO Foundation Outstanding Teaching Award.

Jeffrey Grogan – Conductor, High School Honors Orchestra 2013 and 2014; Middle School Honors Orchestra 2014; Honors Band 2011 and 2012
American conductor Jeffrey Grogan is hailed as a musical leader who "knows what kind of sound he wants," "rich and vibrant." Mr. Grogan is in his seventh successful season as Conductor, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Prior to his appointment with the NJSO, Grogan was a director at the Ithaca College School of Music (New York) and on faculty at the University of Michigan and Baylor University. Mr. Grogan's recent domestic and international conducting engagements include performances at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall and in the United Kingdom, as well as with the Nashville Symphony and the Reno Philharmonic. He was recently chosen to participate in the prestigious 2009 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview.
Mr. Grogan considers his work with young musicians as one of the cornerstones of his career and recently served as cover and preparation conductor for the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Grogan spends a large portion of each season working with school music programs, festivals, and conducting All-State ensembles throughout the country. Mr. Grogan continues this commitment as music director of the Greater Newark Youth Orchestra and the Indiana University Summer Music Clinic.

Sharon Lavery – Conductor, High School Honors Band 2013; Guest Conductor, High School Honors Band 2010
Sharon Lavery is the Music Director of the Downey Symphony Orchestra and Ms. Lavery holds the post of cover conductor for the Pacific Symphony Orchestra of Orange County. She has led the La Jolla Symphony in concert, served as assistant conductor to the Pasadena Symphony, and, for many years, was associate conductor of the Herbert Zipper Orchestra of Los Angeles.
Ms. Lavery is also a member of the faculty at the University Of Southern California Thornton School Of Music where she serves as professor of conducting and resident conductor of the Thornton Symphony, Chamber Orchestra and Wind Ensemble. She has led the Thornton ensembles in concert on many occasions and dedicated seven years to her post as music director of the Thornton Concert Orchestra. Ms. Lavery has been active on a national and international basis as well. Her extensive career has led her to conduct in many concert halls across the United States, including Carnegie Hall in New York City, and she previously served as music director of the MUSE International Music Day festival in Chiba, Japan.

Craig Kirchhoff – Conductor, Honors Band 2014
Craig Kirchhoff is Professor of Conducting and Director of University Bands at the University of Minnesota, where he conducts the University Wind Ensemble and guest conducts in the University Opera Program. Mr. Kirchhoff has appeared as guest conductor, clinician, and lecturer throughout the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Europe, and Scandinavia. He has guest conducted the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra and has recorded with them on the Kosei Publishing label. In addition, Mr. Kirchhoff is past president of the College Band Directors National Association and is a member of the American Bandmasters Association, the National Band Association, the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, the Music Educators National Conference, and served as the founding editor and principal advisor of the College Band Directors National Association Journal. In addition to his work with collegiate-level performers, Mr. Kirchoff has acted as a high school clinician and guest conductor for all-state bands in California, Texas, Colorado, and his home state of Minnesota.

Dr. Lynne Gackle –Conductor, High School Honors Choir 2014
Dr. Lynne Gackle currently is Associate Professor of Ensembles and Associate Director of Choral Activities at Baylor University, where she conducts the Baylor Bella Voce (Women's Ensemble) and the Baylor Concert Choir, and teaches courses in choral literature and choral conducting. Lynne is an active clinician, conductor and adjudicator for choral clinics, honor choirs, workshops and festivals throughout the United States and abroad. Dr. Gackle has conducted All-State choirs in 28 states, several divisional ACDA honor choirs and two ACDA national honor choirs. Internationally, she conducted the Australian National Choral Association's High School Women's Choir in Brisbane, the Alberta Choral Federation's High School Honour Choir in Calgary, the DoDDS-Europe Honors Music Festival Mixed Choir, (Wiesbaden, Germany), the Haydn Youth Festival in Vienna, and the Association for Music in International Schools (AMIS) International Women's Honor Choir in Beijing, China. Dr. Gackle is an active author and editor, currently serving on the editorial board for the Choral Journal, and was awarded the Florida ACDA chapter's Wayne Hugoboom Distinguished Service Award for dedicated service, leadership, and excellence.

H. Robert Reynolds – Guest Conductor, High School Honors Band 2013; Conductor, High School Honors Band 2010
Mr. Reynolds is a Principal Conductor at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, where he holds a professorship in his name. He previously served as the Henry F. Thurnau Professor of Music and Director of the Division of Instrumental Studies at the University of Michigan. For over 25 years, he has been the conductor of The Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings. During his distinguished career, he has conducted throughout the world at notable venues, including Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center (New York), the Kennedy Center (Washington, D. C.), Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles), the Tonhalle (Zurich), and the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam). He has won the praise of many esteemed composers, including Aaron Copland, John Corigliano, and Michael Daugherty for his interpretive conducting of their compositions.

Jeffery L. Ames – Conductor, High School Honors Choir 2012
Jeffery L. Ames is a distinguished conductor, composer, and educator, currently serving as Director of Choral Activities at Belmont University. Prior appointments include Assistant Director of Choral Activities at Baylor University. Professor Ames holds a Ph.D. in Choral Conducting/Choral Music Education and a Master of Choral Music Education degree from Florida State University, as well as degrees from James Madison University.

A highly-sought and experienced choral clinician, Dr. Ames is frequently asked to lead selective ensembles, including the National Youth Choir at Carnegie Hall and high school mixed and male choirs at the state conventions of both the American Choral Directors Association and the Music Educator's National Conference. He has performed and guest conducted internationally in many countries, including Italy, Germany and Costa Rica. He is currently the R & S Chairman of Ethnic and Multicultural Perspectives for the Tennessee ACDA, and holds the honor of being the first recipient of the National ACDA James Mulholland Choral Music Fellowship. With a reputation as a distinguished and well-respected composer and arranger, Dr. Ames' music has been premiered by the National ACDA Conferences in Los Angeles and Miami, amongst others.